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On AT&T's earnings call, John Stankey, president and CEO, AT&T Operations, provided a detailed update on ongoing network investment
January 28, 2010
DALLAS -- On today’s AT&T earnings call, John Stankey, president and CEO, AT&T Operations, provided a detailed update on our ongoing network investment. He highlighted plans for 2010 and outlined progress seen in 2009. Here are the highlights:
2010 Plans
Our total 2010 capital expenditures are expected to be between $18 billion and $19 billion, 5 to 10 percent higher than 2009. This includes an increase of approximately $2 billion in wireless network and backhaul investment, which will help ensure continued strong results in network performance. Highlights include:
Aggressive deployment of fiber-optic backhaul – three times our 2009 fiber deployment – to support faster 3G speeds. A software upgrade to HSPA 7.2 was completed earlier this year. We expect the majority of our mobile broadband traffic to be riding on these enhanced backhaul connections by year-end.
Expanded deployment of Ethernet-based backhaul.
About 2,000 new cell sites.
Adding new radio controllers and carriers at a pace that doubles deployment in 2009.
Field trials of LTE.
Aggressive plans to boost capacity and improve performance in New York City and San Francisco.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)
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